Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-08-20
Why the Chinaman is a Heather.

WONG Cnlu roo III the NOrtn American review
In the first place, my faith does not teach me
predesttnatton, or that my life is what the gods
hath long foreOrdained, but Is what make it my
way i've.
Unlike Christianity, "our" church is not eager
for converts; but, like FreemasOnry, we think our
religious doctrine strong enough TO attract the
seekers after light and truth TO offer themselves
without urging, or proSeiytiZing efforts. 1t pre-
enlnently teaches me TO mind my own business,
to be conLented with what have, to possess q
tilnes-in word 1t says: whatsoever We would
not that others should do unto you do not even
50 unto them" We believe that II we are not able
all to harm them THIS Is better than the restless
Christian doctrine Of ceaseess action. Idleness is
no wrong when actions fail to bring forth fruits Of
merit IL Is these frutleSS trials OF thing after
another that produce so much trouble and misery
In Christian society.
II my shoe factory employs 500 men and gives
stitute machinery therein by the use OF which
need only 100 Men, thus not only throwing 400
contented, Industrious men into misery, but max
ing myself more miserable by heavier Responsible
ties, with possibly
LESS PROFIT?
We heather believe in the happiness Of a COM
mon humanity, While the Christians only practi-
wor5hipingl, and there Is more money TO be made
by being sin the swim" as a Christian than by
being a heather. Even Christian preacher
makes more money in one year than heather
banker In two. do not blame them for their
mOney-making, but for their way OF making 1t.
II we DO anything charitable we do not adver-
knowledge Of meritorious acts Of others to humor
our vanity or Crafty our spleen. An instance of
this was conspicuous during the Memphis yellow
FEVER epidemic a lew years ago, and when the
Chinese were virulently prosecuted all over the
United states. Chinese merchants in China
donated $40 600 at that time to the relief of the
piague-stricken Memphis, but the Christian
swallowed the sweet morSel without even a
'thank you" But they did advertise IL strongly,
all over the world, when they paid $137 600 to the
Chinese Government as petty compensation for
the massacre OF Lwenty-three Cinnamon by civil
lied American Christians, and for rObb1ng these
and other poor heather OF their earthly possess
SiOnS.
China has national history of at least 4, 600
years, and had printed history 500 years before
European discovered the art or type printins In
the course OF national existence our race has
passed, IKE others, through mythology, supersti-
sOphical religion. We have been .blest" with at
least half dozen religions more than any other
nation. None OF them were rational enough TO
become the abiding faith OF an Intelligent people;
but when we began TO reason we succeeded In
making society better and its government more
protective. and our great reasoner, Confucius re-
duced our various social and religious Ideas into
book form and so perpetuated them.
China, with It's teeming population of4OO, 600 OOO
Is demonstration OF tne satisfactory results
OF this religious evolution. Where else can it be
paralleled?
Cali US heather, II you will, the Chinese are
STILL SUPERIOR
In social administration and social order. Among
400 100000 Of Chinese there are fewer murders
and robberies In year than there are in New
York State.
The difference between the heather and the
Christian Is that the heather does good for the
sake OF doing good. With the Christian, what
little good he does he does 1t for immediate honor
and future reward; he lends to the Lord and
wants compound interest. In fact, the Christian
Is the worthy heir OF his religious ancestors.
The heather does much aid says little about IT:
the Christian does little good, but when he does,
he wants II In the papers and on his tombstone.
When the English wanted the Ch1namens gold
for their missionaries" And opium was the chief
In fact only, missionary they looked after when
Christian Introduction among Cinnamon has done
more injury, social and moral, in China, than all
the humanitarian agencies Of Christianity could
on your greed Of gold, we lay the burden OF crime
resulting; OF tens or millions of honest, useful
ana women sent Thereby to
and moral prOstratiOn 1t entails even where IL does
not prematurely kill! And this great national
bayonets. And you wonder why we are heathenf
We heather are GOd-fearing race Aye we be-
leve the whole verse-creati0n-whatever exists
urattvely, the thunder Is HIS voice and the light
ming HIS mighty hands: that everything we do
ana contemplate doing is seen and known by Him,
Snat ne mas created this and other worlds to eject
oenehcent, not merciiess, designs and that ali
that He has done is for the steady, progressive
pen OF the creatures whom he endowed with
nLe and sensi0iity. and TO whom, as consequence
He owes and gives paternal care, ana win give pa.
srnai COMPENSATION and 1ustice yet his voice Will
uberately diSObey HIS sacred laws and their dnty
TO their tellOw-man. ''
.Do unto others as you wish they would do unto
great Divine law which Christians and 2eafSeT r
alike hold, but which the Christians ignore
LUIS - wnas Keeps me the heather am! and
eiInes.y inVlte the Christians OF America to come
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